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The Animals
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The Animals were an English band of the 1960s, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade. The band moved to London on finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic No.1 hit single, "The House of the Rising Sun", as well as by hits such as "We Gotta Get out of This Place", "It's My Life", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The band balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm and blues-oriented album material. They were known in the US as part of the British Invasion. The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s and suffered from poor business management. Under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals, the much-changed act moved to California and achieved commercial success as a psychedelic and hard rock band with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "When I Was Young" and "Sky Pilot", before disbanding at the...
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Discography
- The Best of The Animals, 2002
- The E.P. Collection
- The Most of the Animals, 2002
- Most Of, 2006
- House of the Rising Sun, 2007
- I'm Crying, 1991
- The Animals, 1964
- Don't Bring Me Down (The Decca Years), 2003
- Best of the Animals, 1997
- Best of the 60's, 2000
- Retrospective, 2004
- The Singles Plus, 1994
- In Concert From Newcastle, 1976
- Boom Boom, 1994
- Original Hits, 1995
- Greatest Hits
- The Animals / Animal Tracks, 2004
- A's B's & EP's, 2003
- Animal Tracks, 2002
- Ark, 1983
- The Best of the Animals, 2008
- Live at Club a Go-Go, 1973
- Absolute Animals 1964-1968, 2003
- The Deluxe BBC Files
- Animals Blues Years, 2000
- Trackin' the Hits, 1990
- Rip It to Shreds: Greatest Hits Live!, 1988
- Animalism, 1966
- The Complete Animals, 1990
- The Very Best Of The Animals, 2012
- Greatest and Latest: House of the Rising Sun, 1999
- The Animals With Sonny Boy Williamson, 1975
- Animalization, 1966
- Animalisms, 1999
- House of the Rising Sun: Original Hit Recordings, 1994
- Animals on Tour, 1965
- The Singles+, 1994
- The Animals' Greatest Hits
- Best of Yesteryear
- Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted, 1977
- Best Selection
- Animalism & Bonus Hits, 2003
- The Animals Story, 2001
- Gold - Edição Limitada, 2007
- Best
- Midnite Jazz & Blues: Pontiac Blues, 2001
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Recently Played on Dig Music.
| Song | Inside Looking Out |
| Artist | The Animals |
| Album | Best Of The Animals |
| Label | Sanctuary |
| Year | 1966 |
| Song | Don't Bring Me Down |
| Artist | The Animals |
| Album | Rhythm And Blues Collection |
| Label | Teldec |
| Year | 1966 |
| Song | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show |
| Artist | The Animals |
| Album | Animalisms |
| Label | EMI |
| Year | 1966 |
| Song | Help Me Girl |
| Artist | The Animals |
| Album | The Decca Years Don't Bring Me Down |
| Label | Castle/Shock |
| Year | 1966 |
| Song | Outcast |
| Artist | The Animals |
| Album | Animailisms |
| Label | Teldec |
| Year | 1966 |
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- YouTube Eric Burdon The Animals We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 3:13
- YouTube The Animals Its My Life 4:09
- YouTube Animals Please Dont let me be Misunderstood 2:13
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Links
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On the ABC
- Tag: Animals - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- The World Today - Tipperary Station animals face uncertain future
- Behind the News - 08/09/2009: Museum Animals
- The Animal Attraction - Program 4 - Fact Sheet 1
- Tag: Animals - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- The Animal Attraction - Program 5 - Transcript
- Behind the News - Animals in Zoos (21/11/2006)
- Animals RSS Feed from ABC Wide Bay
- The Animal Attraction - Program 2 Synopsis
- Animals RSS Feed from ABC Wide Bay
Elsewhere on the Web
- The Animals Albums - Yahoo! Music
- The Animals II on Yahoo! Music
- The Animals music - Listen Free on Jango || Pictures, Videos ...
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25/2 - Interesting that version of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" sounds different to another popular version I've heard with a reduction of Backing Vocals and the Organ doesn't seem to be as dominant in the song. Still a great song though, which is still as relevant as it was in the 60s even Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) sings it well in more current times. :)
"House Of The Rising Sum???" he he he
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